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  Hongyu took a glance at Murong Qian, her heart skipped a beat. Was this woman being intentional or unintentional? But looking at Murong Qian's expression, she should be unaware of her past with Sima Zhe. Back then, the Empress Dowager was swift in cutting off messy situations, and there were rumors in the court that Hongyu was originally supposed to marry Sima Zhe, but ended up marrying Sima Qiang instead. However, the Empress Dowager had sealed their mouths shut, and almost no one knew about it, let alone back then when she was of a lower birth status, the Empress Dowager wasn't too pleased with her becoming Sima Zhe's consort either.

  "Thank you for your concern, sister-in-law." Hongyu said weakly, looking pitiful.

  Murong Xuan sighed, "How could it be like this? Just a slight scratch and it would become like this. But I heard the imperial physician say that Hongyu was scratched on the back of her hand by one of Li Fei's maids, how did it end up like this?"

  Simaqiang sighed, not knowing what to say. It was a small scratch made by Lihui's maid, but now it has become like this, seeming a bit too delicate.

  "It's probably because she has been traveling for a long time and hasn't had a good rest, so her body is a bit weak now." Sima Qiang said politely to the elder sister in front of him. He still had some respect for her, after all, Murong Xuan was not someone who liked to cause trouble and had always had a good reputation.

  Murong Xuan nodded slightly and said softly: "Then you should rest well, I don't know what the reason is, please ask the imperial physician to take a closer look?"

  "After examination, the imperial physicians gave her medicine and instructed her to rest well. Let's take a look again in a few days. In another one or two days, we will return to Bian Guan, which is very close to Wumeng State. Wumeng State is famous for its medicinal materials, after going there, we should be able to find the cause of the disease and treat it properly." Sima Qiang said, looking at Hongyu who was lying on the bed with a painful expression.

  "Really?" Murong Xuan nodded, suddenly remembering something, and said, "Now that you mention it, I recall someone. Didn't you say it was an accident caused by one of Empress Lian's maids? As the princess of Wumeng, Empress Lian should have a suitable antidote on hand. Why not invite her over to take a look?"

  "She had already let that little girl come over, called Xiao Wu, just left, and gave some medicine. Hong Yu said, after taking the medicine, the pain will be lighter." Sima Qiang said softly, biting his lip slightly.

  Murong Xuan nodded and said, "That's very good. This Empress Li is an old acquaintance of yours, so she will definitely help with all her heart. As long as Hongyu can bear the pain a little lighter, some things won't be so annoying. After all, she is the emperor's concubine, so let her have her way."

  Simazhuan nodded silently.

  In the evening, Sima Rui and Murong Feng were sitting and talking, when Yan Yu rushed in from outside and said: "Fourth Prince's consort, Princess Xue is in trouble!"

  Murong Xue?! What could have happened to her? Murong Feng was startled, is there no peaceful day in this palace?! "What's wrong with her?"

  "Chun Xi - oh, it's Rui Xi, because she shares a character with Prince Rui, her name has been changed to Chun Xi. She said that Snow Concubine suddenly started bleeding profusely from the lower part of her body, and the imperial physician said that Snow Concubine had a miscarriage!" Yan Yu exclaimed in one breath.

  Murong Feng was stunned for half a day, Murong Xue, only 15 years old, could actually get pregnant?! And have a miscarriage?! Heaven, it's no wonder that people in ancient times had short lifespans, everything happened ahead of time, and naturally their lifespan would also be shortened.

  She turned her head to Sima Rui and said in a bad tone: "It's all because of your father, the king. Murong Xue is only 15 years old, by rights, she's still an underage girl. She actually got pregnant and had a miscarriage. It's simply... despicable!"

  Simarui didn't make a sound, what did he say? Murong Feng said it was true.

  Rushing to Xueyuan, Murong Xuan was already there, with tears all over her face, sitting in the hall. Murong Feng hastily walked into the inner chamber, and on the bed lay Murong Xue, pale as a ghost, without any blood color. "Where is the Emperor? Why isn't the Emperor here?"

  "The Emperor is with Concubine Liu, and Concubine Liu is not feeling well today. The Emperor went to see her." Chun Xi said in a low voice, turning her head to look, a line of tears flowed from Murong Xue's eyes and fell onto the pillow, startling Chun Xi into silence.

  "Liu Fei is not feeling well?! The Emperor wants to go see her, but Mu Rong Xue has already lost half of her life. Doesn't he need to take responsibility for this? Without him, could Mu Rong Xue have gotten pregnant? Could she have had a miscarriage? Can he do whatever he wants without taking responsibility?" Mu Rong Feng's heart was burning with anger, and the words slipped out of his mouth. Although they were not biological sisters, in the Great Xing Dynasty, they were referred to as if they were. How could this be allowed?!

  Her words frightened Chun Xi into silence, and she only lowered her head, accompanying Murong Xue in tears.

  "What's going on? Why did she have a miscarriage?" Sima Rui asked, relatively calm compared to Murong Feng. After all, Murong Xue and he were just two unrelated people at this moment. "If it was your fault as servants, I'm afraid not even losing your lives would be enough. Who did it? Why isn't the king here?"

  Chun Xi didn't know what to say, and secretly glanced at Murong Xue lying on the bed. In a soft and timid voice, she said: "Chun Xi doesn't know either, only that Snow Concubine has been like this since she returned from Liu Concubine's place."

  Simar furrowed his brow, "What's going on since you came back from Liu Fei's place? Why did she go to Liu Fei's?"

  "It was the Emperor who let her go." Murong Xuan walked in from outside, her voice hollow. "The Emperor has been staying in the Snow Garden for several days. Today, someone came from Liu Fei's side and said that Liu Fei had good news. The Emperor was very happy to hear it, saying that there hadn't been such a joyful event in the palace for some time. He told Xiao Xue to go with him to take a look, so she could share in the joy and maybe even get pregnant with an imperial child soon. But when they arrived, Xiao Xue accidentally pushed Liu Fei, who fell down and was helped into the inner room. After the imperial physician examined her, he said that Liu Fei had miscarried and lost a lot of blood. Liu Fei immediately became hysterical, crying and saying that Xiao Xue did it on purpose. The Emperor was furious when he heard this, slapping Xiao Xue in the face. Xiao Xue lost her footing and fell down the stairs. The Emperor went into the room to see Liu Fei, leaving Xiao Xue to walk back alone. When she returned, she looked like this."

  "Hasn't he always been doting on Xiaoxue? How could he lay a hand on Xiaoxue?" Murong Feng couldn't believe it, hadn't the Emperor been staying in Xueyuan all these days?

  Murong Xuan smiled coldly, "No matter how delicious something is, there will come a time when you get tired of eating it. Being together every day, it's inevitable that you'll start to feel annoyed. Do you really think the emperor is a faithful person? Besides, Liu Fei was originally someone skilled in charming people, especially since her son is from Wumeng country, where all sorts of medicinal herbs are produced. What kind of medicine can't be obtained? Otherwise, with her abilities, how could she have become one of the three palaces? How could she tolerate the emperor favoring others?"

  Simarui furrowed his brow and asked, "How did Xuefei frame Liu Fei? Murong Xue is not a troublemaker, how could she cause such trouble?"

  Chun Xi lowered her head and remained silent.